{"id":42926,"date":"2015-12-03T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=42926"},"modified":"2022-05-04T22:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T02:46:21","slug":"muppets-review-episode-9-going-going-gonzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/muppets-review-episode-9-going-going-gonzo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Muppets: A Review of Episode 9 &#8211; Going, Going, Gonzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tim-ep-9-title.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tim-ep-9-title-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"tim ep 9 title\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tim-ep-9-title-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tim-ep-9-title.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Season 1, Episode 9: Going, Going, Gonzo<\/p>\n<p>Originally Aired: Tuesday December 1<\/p>\n<p>Guest stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dave Grohl<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This episode of The Muppets is essentially a big Gonzo feature. It starts during a Joseph Gordon-Levitt appearance on the show, singing \u201cFly Me to the Moon\u201d with Miss Piggy. Sweetums was supposed to lower a moon behind them, but he sneezed and broke his headset so when Gonzo goes to cue him, he sneezes again and Gonzo gets caught up in the rope and flung around the studio.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Miss Piggy Sing &quot;Fly Me To The Moon&quot; - The  Muppets\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vipwBX0x7ZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This incident causes Gonzo to try to recapture and reminisce about his time as \u201cThe Great Gonzo,\u201d and this event also inspires Scooter to reevaluate his life, by trying to find himself with the Electric Mayhem.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzo decides that to get in touch with his &#8220;Great Gonzo&#8221; side, he wants to get shot out of a cannon again, and to get it on the show Kermit arranges for Miss Piggy\u2019s newest venture, \u201cPiggy Water,\u201d to sponsor the jump, as well as Gonzo himself.<\/p>\n<p>After Bunsen shows Gonzo that the stunt will almost definitely end with him becoming a \u201cflesh and blood smoothie\u201c, Gonzo gets scared and Kermit decides to not include the stunt on the show. However, during Dave Grohl\u2019s performance of \u201cLearn to Fly\u201d (which specially arranged for the stunt), Gonzo decides to try it anyway. He makes it and Kermit declares him the \u201cGreatest Gonzo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This might be my favorite episode of The Muppets so far. Starts with a guest actor singing a song with goofy antics. A backstage scene featuring that guest hanging out with the Muppets. Several features for the band. A guest musical star playing a song. Great lines from the supporting cast. And on top of that the final tag at the end of the episode is a drum battle between Animal and Dave Grohl.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dave Grohl and Animal Drum Battle - The Muppets\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AZz9TSjZCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Because of the production timeline, I think we are really starting to see the creative team behind the Muppets write and create shows based on what works and what doesn\u2019t, and the show, as a whole is getting better. I hope to see that continue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gonzo: \u201cNo, no, my nose is the only bone in my body I haven\u2019t broken \u2013 that\u2019s why I look so good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zoot: \u201cIs that the real moon or just a department store one?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Floyd: \u201cAin\u2019t real moon, not since the 70s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bobo: \u201cI just want to say \u201cthank you\u201d Gonzo. I mean you\u2019re doing this for all of us who don\u2019t get to live out our dreams. I always wanted to be a Chicago Bear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chip:\u201d I didn\u2019t know you played football!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bobo: \u201cOh, I didn\u2019t \u2013 I just wanted to live in Chicago &#8211; good food, good people\u2026no pressure on the body image.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gonzo: \u201cSo the network has no objection to people of all ages watching that kind of carnage?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam: \u201cCarnage? No\u2026that\u2019s healthy fun! It\u2019s what keeps the lights on around here. All I ask, is that when you hit the wall and explode, you do not curse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kermit: \u201cWell, I don\u2019t think you want your name associated with Piggy Water. The FDA is investigating if it has the right to be called \u201cwater\u201d at all. I heard it might fall into the category of \u201csauce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dave Grohl: \u201cSo, you guys remember how we did it in rehearsal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janice: \u201cSo, we\u2019d like to do it different from rehearsal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave Grohl: \u201cOkay, well then why did we even rehearse?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Floyd: \u201cOh, cause if we don\u2019t rehearse there\u2019s nothing to do it different from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave Grohl: \u201cYou know actually, I dig that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out clips and episodes of \u201cThe Muppets\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/the-muppets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you enjoy this episode as much as I did? Do you think &#8220;The Muppets&#8221; are finally hitting their mark?<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Incoming search terms:<\/h4><ul><li>https:\/\/www themouseforless com\/blog_world\/muppets-review-episode-9-going-going-gonzo\/<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Season 1, Episode 9: Going, Going, Gonzo Originally Aired: Tuesday December 1 Guest stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dave Grohl &nbsp; This episode of The Muppets is essentially a big Gonzo feature. It starts during a Joseph Gordon-Levitt appearance on the show, singing \u201cFly Me to the Moon\u201d with Miss Piggy. 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